[HCDX] Pirate from USA Test

["Richard Brock" <radioboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

       I have possible information on the Channel Z pirate test of May 13 on 6925.2 KHZ @ 0900 UTC. I noted a male announcer talking with an unreadable signal in with the noise level that wasn't even moving my S meter. At 0930 I was able to make out Family Radio's Open Forum program briefly. At 0937 I copied some Morse activity, but again just briefly. During all of this I could hear a het underneath Family Radio and still well in with the noise level, along with the heterodyne, could make out what sounded like a female announcer, but still unreadable. I checked with EIBI's listings by frequency and there was no broadcast listing for anything on that frequency at that time. I believe the activity that I heard under Family Radio could have been the Channel Z pirate. This went on until 1013 UTC when I lost anything that I had. I have an east - west long wire with a tuner and an open air loop aimed north - south, fed with 300 ohm twin lead. I could copy the announcer and Morse that was under Family Radio the best using the loop. I believe that the signal was to the south of me because the north facing part of the loop is more or less blocked by a brick building, so it's natural that I would hear better from the south. I was wondering if anyone else tried for this Channel Z pirate or if anyone copied the same thing that I did. believe it or not, the reception, if you want to call it that, was best with the Grundig.

Rich Brock
Realistic DX300
Grundig S350
Hallicrafters S38
Beaver, Pennsylvania
(near Pittsburgh)
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